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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... (LCH): multiple ... thick walled cysts ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Comparison ... #LAM #LIP #Histiocytosis
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
Langerhans' cell histiocytosis ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #Histiocytosis
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... early and late cystic ... Radiology #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #Late #Histiocytosis
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... (LCH). ... LCH is called a ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
of LCH. ... patients with LCH ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #Late #Histiocytosis
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... airspaces Cysts ... There are no cysts ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
Histiocytosis - ... (LCH), Erdheim-Chester ... disease (RDD) Comparison ... #diagnosis #comparison ... features #management #LCH